====== Fae Stratification ====== Main characters of each stratification is identified and characteristics of the strata have been broken down by novels and short fiction. ===== Royal Court Fae ===== ====Major Characters==== ^ Royal Court Fae ^ |[[Doll Collector]] | |[[Dragon Under the Hill]] | |[[Margaret Flanagan]] | ==== Characteristics ==== [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] * Emerald Court312 * you learned caution very quickly in that court, or you died312 [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Silver]] * high-court fae were notoriously fickle09 * Tuatha Dé Danann, the high-court lords14 [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Fairy Gifts]] * there is no high court any longer; there are only the Gray Lords, who rule all of the fae90 * a person didn't survive long in the high court if they weren't smart9092 * a high-court trick; getting into your head; unpleasant94 ===== Gray Lords ===== ====Council of the Gray Lords==== ^ Council of the Gray Lords ^ | [[Alistair Beauclaire]] | | [[Goreu]] | | [[Nemane]] | | [[Nueth]] | ====Major Characters==== ^ Gray Lords ^ |[[Jonesy]] | ==== Characteristics ==== Chat Archives * tend to hate humans and weak fae Chat 2007-08-25 * are notoriously easily offended Chat 2008-05-02 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] * the Gray Lords are the powerful mages who rule the fae14 * the great and terrible [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] * weren't above killing one fae to ensure the good behavior of others [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] * powerful ruthless beings who ruled the fae in secret * have forbidden hunting humans08 * in an effort to blend in the Gray Lords killed most of the beast lords10 * they are driven to preserve their species; their methods had a strong tendency to be more expedient than fair47 * Nameless Ones88 * couldn't tell an outsider of the existence of the Gray Lords [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] * have forbidden the keeping of thralls294 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]] * the Gray Lords would have had the world believing that the fae were all like Tinker Bell295 * they are amassing fae artifacts like dragons amassing gold180 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] * secretary of state, the vice president, the Senate majority leader, and a few other key people are meeting with a triumvirate of Gray Lords123 * trying to put together an agreement that will define the relationship of the fae with the human government of the United States that won't lead to genocide123 * none of the fae who filled out the reservation registration forms were Gray Lords197 * were clear on not allowing any fae help in the pack fight with the black witches275 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] * as close to an apology as a Gray Lord was comfortable giving; a matter of tone rather than words169 [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #5: [[Burn Bright]] * only the Gray Lords working great magic together could confuse technology until it wouldn't work anymore62 ===== Greater Fae ===== ====Major Characters==== ^ Greater Fae ^ | xxxxxxxxxxxx | | xxxxxxxxxxxx | | xxxxxxxxxxxx | ==== Characteristics ==== [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] * having so many lesser fae around has attracted more of the greater fae [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] * Unordered List Item [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Silver]] * Unordered List Item ===== Lesser Fae ===== ====Major Characters==== ^ Lesser Fae ^ | xxxxxxxxxxxx | | xxxxxxxxxxxx | | xxxxxxxxxxxx | ==== Characteristics ==== [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]] * the weak and attractive * forced out of hiding by the Gray Lords * many of the lesser fae talked about how old they were; most of them shared a life span similar to humankind [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] * if a lesser fae possessed something too powerful, the Gray Lords would confiscate it215 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]] * they die in the moment a lie, knowingly spoken, leaves their lips17 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] * the weaker the fae, the more rules they have283 [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Silver]] * lesser fae mostly stayed to the shadows and kept out of the way of things with big, sharp teeth14 ===== Half-Blooded Fae ===== ====Major Characters==== ^ Half-Blooded Fae ^ | [[Tad Adelbertsmiter]] | | xxxxxxxxxxxx | | xxxxxxxxxxxx | ==== Characteristics ==== [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] * a fae to take up with a human is encouraged; half-breeds are better than no children at all215 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]] * half-blood is not human enough to be saved by the guesting laws of the Elphame305 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned] * half-fae can go either way * glamour for half fae can go either way; they may have it or they may not look human and don't have enough magic to hide what they are182 * a lot of those don't make it to adulthood182 [[Alpha & Omega Series]] #3: [[Fair Game]] * half-blood fae face many challenges; for the most part they are not accepted by the other fae125 * too many of them exhibit odd properties - birth defects are very high125 * a high percentage of the halflings were abandoned by their fae parent altogether, which left them to discover who and what they were on their own - to sometimes disastrous results126 * a large number of the children turned out to be entirely human126 * four out of ten halfling children survive to adulthood; they are a favorite prey of other fae if they are not protected127 * they smell like fae147 From Frost Burned: ===== Mundane+ & Ancestral ===== ====Major Characters==== ^ Mundane+ & Ancestral Fae ^ | xxxxxxxxxxxx | | xxxxxxxxxxxx | | xxxxxxxxxxxx | ==== Characteristics ====